Rural population, per capita in IBRD only
IBRD only: Rural population, per capita was 0.4135 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in IBRD only, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in IBRD only stood at 0.4135 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in IBRD only peaked at 0.7308 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4135 units per person, in 2025.
IBRD only ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7291 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.727 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.7308 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7298 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.722 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7203 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7181 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7157 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7133 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7109 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7087 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7065 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7039 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7004 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6969 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6926 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6886 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6847 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6799 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6728 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6681 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6624 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6582 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6518 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6444 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6394 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6341 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6289 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6249 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6212 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6192 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6147 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6109 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6071 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6032 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5992 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5922 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5852 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.578 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5711 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5633 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5571 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5502 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5433 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5371 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5309 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5242 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.517 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5111 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5043 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4989 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4885 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4821 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.475 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4682 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4607 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.454 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4478 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4414 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4357 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4313 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4258 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4224 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4197 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4167 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4135 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7217 units per person | 0.7109 units per person | 0.7308 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6935 units per person | 0.6728 units per person | 0.7087 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6433 units per person | 0.6212 units per person | 0.6681 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5981 units per person | 0.5711 units per person | 0.6192 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5339 units per person | 0.5043 units per person | 0.5633 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4652 units per person | 0.4357 units per person | 0.4989 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4216 units per person | 0.4135 units per person | 0.4313 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.681 units per person compare
- 26 Uganda 0.6806 units per person compare
- 27 Kenya 0.6779 units per person compare
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Madagascar 0.671 units per person compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
- 31 Comoros 0.6606 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in IBRD only?
- Rural population, per capita in IBRD only was 0.4135 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7308 units per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4135 units per person in 2025.
- How does IBRD only rank for rural population, per capita?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.